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how is the flowmaster american thunder?
how is the flowmaster american thunder? ? sound, raspiness, flow, all that stuff...
i can get one for about $170, and i'm wondering if it's worth that money. i've heard bad things about the 80 series muffler, but all i'm running now is completely stock exhaust and a cutout. what do you guys think?
i can get one for about $170, and i'm wondering if it's worth that money. i've heard bad things about the 80 series muffler, but all i'm running now is completely stock exhaust and a cutout. what do you guys think?
i don't like the cutout because it scrapes on everything, which really has been bothering me lately. i'd like either a temporary or a complete solution.
don't get me wrong, the cutout sounds fabulous, but the heighth of it has been bugging me for a year, and i'm finally decisive about doing something about it.
i'm thinking either the flows or the hooker. i can get the flows for $170, and the hooker is more expensive since i'd have to buy it new. i've also thought about the loudmouth, but from what i hear, it doesn't sound all that good and can be very raspy. hell, i just don't know what to do. there is a lot of exhaust systems out there and a lot of them do not sound very good IMO, and just about all the others i've never heard.
don't get me wrong, the cutout sounds fabulous, but the heighth of it has been bugging me for a year, and i'm finally decisive about doing something about it.
i'm thinking either the flows or the hooker. i can get the flows for $170, and the hooker is more expensive since i'd have to buy it new. i've also thought about the loudmouth, but from what i hear, it doesn't sound all that good and can be very raspy. hell, i just don't know what to do. there is a lot of exhaust systems out there and a lot of them do not sound very good IMO, and just about all the others i've never heard.
Last edited by tuffluck; Apr 4, 2005 at 12:33 AM.
Originally Posted by 8-Pack
Is your cutout angled down? I had mine angled towards the outside of the car and I havent heard it scrape on anything.
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Originally Posted by tuffluck
? sound, raspiness, flow, all that stuff...
i can get one for about $170, and i'm wondering if it's worth that money. i've heard bad things about the 80 series muffler, but all i'm running now is completely stock exhaust and a cutout. what do you guys think?
i can get one for about $170, and i'm wondering if it's worth that money. i've heard bad things about the 80 series muffler, but all i'm running now is completely stock exhaust and a cutout. what do you guys think?
Anyhow, many bash the Flowmaster as a redneck or "cheap" system. Bottom line....I like it. Looks good, cheap, and sounds good too. The sound is WAY louder than stock or the Magnaflow, but quieter than the Loudmouth. A bit of drone at certain highway RPM's (1600-1700RPM), but no rasp.
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Honestly with my long tubes I don't notice much of a difference with the cut out open or closed on my flowmaster. If all you have is 170 then by all means go for it, they sound great, but rust and flow worth crap apparently.
btw, my cutout is also horizontal so it never scraped either, and my ypipe hangs really low too.
btw, my cutout is also horizontal so it never scraped either, and my ypipe hangs really low too.
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Originally Posted by tuffluck
? sound, raspiness, flow, all that stuff...
i can get one for about $170, and i'm wondering if it's worth that money. i've heard bad things about the 80 series muffler, but all i'm running now is completely stock exhaust and a cutout. what do you guys think?
i can get one for about $170, and i'm wondering if it's worth that money. i've heard bad things about the 80 series muffler, but all i'm running now is completely stock exhaust and a cutout. what do you guys think?
Get it. I've had mine since '99 and I'll probably never get rid of it. It sounds awesome, but can be a little raspy with an ory. It's all a matter of personal preference. Sounds like you angled your cutout down too much. Mine's pretty much straight out the side with a turndown. My ory scrapes before my cutout does.
I have it, too. I don't care what anyone says about the flow, the Flowmaster sounds badass and I still made good power with it. You might make more with another muffler, but if sound is high on your priority list, I recommend it.
Originally Posted by taintedmeat
I think you should buy it.
i think i may try to get a muffler shop to cut my stock i-pipe and turn it so that the cutout doesn't face the ground so much. if that works out for me, there will be no need for a catback. this idea hadn't come to me yet! so you guys have your cutout on the same level plan as the ground, tucked up underneath where the passenger seat is? would anyone want to take a picture of this for me?
Originally Posted by tuffluck
? sound, raspiness, flow, all that stuff...
i can get one for about $170, and i'm wondering if it's worth that money. i've heard bad things about the 80 series muffler, but all i'm running now is completely stock exhaust and a cutout. what do you guys think?
i can get one for about $170, and i'm wondering if it's worth that money. i've heard bad things about the 80 series muffler, but all i'm running now is completely stock exhaust and a cutout. what do you guys think?
The flowmaster catback sounds pretty damn good, but everyone says it flows like crap. I would turn your cut-out so that it is not pointing towards the ground and get a flowmaster muffler installed for when you have the cutout capped
I liked the way my flowmaster was sounding with stock manifolds/y-pipe. My currect exhaust sounds way better though
Originally Posted by Keenov
What have you been doing on this site for 2 years and 1,068 posts
yeah, i'm going to get the cutout turned.
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Originally Posted by Keenov
It doesn't flow that bad with an open cutout in front of it
but, I'd go for the Hooker over the Flowmaster hands down any day. The Hooker flows very well and sounds great.
Originally Posted by SouthFL.02.SS
Funny,
but, I'd go for the Hooker over the Flowmaster hands down any day. The Hooker flows very well and sounds great.
but, I'd go for the Hooker over the Flowmaster hands down any day. The Hooker flows very well and sounds great.
Would that be the Hooker Aerochamber ?